[Linux] has a kernel module called fuse which provides a user file system - basically it's the same as [tclvfs] but implemented at the linux kernel level.  The linux fuse module and utilities can be found at http://fuse.sf.net and are required for this [tcl] [package] to function.

I ([CMcC]) have written a tcl interface to fuse version 2.2.  A preliminary version can be found here: [http://chinix.com/~colin/tclfuse.tar.gz].

'''Note:''' the package is written to use tcl8.5 - it won't work with tcl8.4

The package provides a single file system called reflect, which reflects the file system tcl sees to the linux kernel.  This is sufficient to export tcl vfs to any process in linux.

This has quite a few uses, giving linux all the vfs that tcl is capable of.

Currently (20 Mar 2005) I have only implemented read facilities.  I'll add more capabilities over time.

[SEH] 22Mar05 -- In case it's not obvious, the combination of fuse and Tcl virtual filesystems is the critical path to total world domination by Tcl.  It has the potential to increase ease of development, management and use of computers and software by an order of magnitude.  All the complexity represented by acronyms like [RPM], [pkg], [CVS] etc. could be stuffed under the hood and rarely thought about by the average user or administrator, thus making Tcl the indispensible tool.

Nice work, Colin, I've been hoping to see a package like this for a while.  I hope you continue to improve it.

[CMcC] Yes, you're right about total world domination.  I've pointed out to the fuse dev list that while they're trying to develop filesystems, Tcl already has a bunch which can immediately be deployed.  It should be obvious, too, that vfs can be developed more easily under Tcl than under C.  Heute vfs, Morgens Welt!

''[escargo] 7 Sep 2005'' - This binding to FUSE is mentioned on a list of FUSE uses [http://fuse.sourceforge.net/filesystems.html].  FUSE is reportedly going to be added to the mainline
[Linux] kernel.

''[escargo] 14 Sep 2005'' - Linus Tovalds wrote this on Sept. 13, 2005:
"I've released a 2.6.14-rc1, and we're now all supposed to help just clean up and fix everything,
and aim for a really solid 2.6.14 release...."
"On the filesystem level, FUSE got merged, and ntfs and xfs got updated."
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